WASHINGTON, D.C.: Retirement communities and skilled nursing homes imply a level of elevated safety in their commercial pitch to prospective customers.
But evidence is mounting that age-apartheid compounds are increasingly becoming soft crime targets and the care sector is trashing its reputation by doing nothing to effectively counter the growing threat.
1167: A Carer is facing jail for brutally attacking vulnerable residents at a nursing home.
She slapped and pushed three helpless women, all in their 80s and suffering from dementia.
She dragged one old lady by the hair and pushed her on a toilet, causing the confused victim to apologise.